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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCustomer service representative
/ˈkʌs.tə.mər ˈsɜːr.vɪs ˌrɛp.rɪˈzɛn.tə.tɪv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An employee who deals with customers, answers their questions, takes orders, and resolves complaints or issues.
"The customer service representative helped me track my lost package and issued a prompt refund." - 2
A professional liaison between a company and its clients providing technical, transactional, or administrative assistance.
"She was promoted to senior customer service representative due to her exceptional conflict resolution skills."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'customer' (derived from Middle English custumer, from Old French and Latin consuetudinarius, meaning customary), 'service' (from Old French service, from Latin servitium), and 'representative' (from Late Latin repraesentativus). The compound noun gained widespread prominence in the mid-20th century with the rise of formal corporate consumer support departments and structured commercial client interactions.
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représentant du service client
Transliteration: ʁepʁezãtã dy sɛʁvis klijã
"Le représentant du service client a répondu à toutes mes questions."
Kundendienstmitarbeiter
Transliteration: Kʊndəndiːnstˌmɪtɐˌaɪbɐ
"Der Kundendienstmitarbeiter war sehr hilfsbereit und freundlich."
addetto al servizio clienti
Transliteration: adˈdɛt.to al serˈvi.tso kliˈɛn.ti
"L'addetto al servizio clienti ha risolto il mio problema in pochi minuti."
representante de atención al cliente
Transliteration: represenˈtante de atenˈsjon al klensˈte
"El representante de atención al cliente procesó mi devolución inmediatamente."
representante de atendimento ao cliente
Transliteration: ʁe.pɾe.zẽˈtɐ̃.tʃi dʒi a.tẽˈdi.mẽ.tu aw kliˈẽ.tʃi
"O representante de atendimento ao cliente foi extremamente cortês."
ग्राहक सेवा प्रतिनिधि
Transliteration: grahak seva pratinidhi
"ग्राहक सेवा प्रतिनिधि ने मेरी समस्या का तुरंत समाधान किया।"
客户服务代表
Transliteration: kèhù fúwù dàibiǎo
"客户服务代表耐心地解答了我的疑问。"
고객 서비스 담당자
Transliteration: gogaek seobiseu damdangja
"고객 서비스 담당자가 친절하게 안내해 주었습니다."
カスタマーサービス担当者
Transliteration: kasutamā sāvisu tantōsha
"カスタマーサービスの担当者が丁寧に対応してくれた。"
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